Ishmael Miller has his Ph.D in Educational Policy, Organizations, and Leadership from the University of Washington-Seattle (UW). Dr. Miller currently serves as a Presidential Postdoctoral Fellow in the Division of Educational Leadership and Innovation at Arizona State University, Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College. Dr. Miller's research examines two areas: (1) how anti-Blackness manifests in educational leadership practice and describes ways Black communities disrupt their continued oppression. (2) The implementation of school based racial equity policy and practice. Prior to starting at ASU, Dr. Miller served as the Project Manager/Analyst of Racial Equity Initiatives at Highline Public Schools (Burien, WA) where he oversaw the district’s implementation of several equity focused projects including Affinity Groups, Equity Symposium, and Site Based Equity Teams. Recent recognition for Dr. Miller's work as an educational leader including being named a 2023 Practitioner of Distinction by The University of Mississippi, School of Education. As a scholar Dr. Miller was awarded the 2023 Dissertation of the Year Award by the American Educational Research Association, Leadership for Social Justice Special Interest Group.